Chasing the Wind
In his pursuit of happiness, he chased the fleeting wind, Hoping to grasp joy, a kite fluttering un-pinned. He trekked through thorny...
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Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
- Dec 18, 2023
- 1 min
The Realization
Week by week, in this space, I unfold, revealing layers of stories untold. Through whispered confessions, in this sacred site, bonds form...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
- Dec 17, 2023
- 1 min
“Upon Smoky Wings of Joy”
A fish gasping, out of its stream a misfit in a world so precise, adrift without my herbal balm; a soul yearning for its paradise....
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
- Jan 6, 2023
- 1 min
The Staircase
Discovered the stairway to Heaven – twelve steps; worn out, old, feeling underwhelmed for sure; expected the stairs to be gold. These...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
- Dec 16, 2022
- 1 min
If It Be Your Will
The guests all arrive wearing all the right faces, time to mingle and smile remain in good graces. Another day, another party, it’s...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
- Jun 27, 2022
- 1 min
The Chameleon
Skilled in the art of adaptation at a whim, I change and shift; existing for the approval of others used to think this was my gift. “Who...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
- May 8, 2022
- 1 min
LIVING MY AMENDS
Oh! What I’d give to go back in time – undo the pain, wash away the grime. To take back the words, avoid the mess – scream “no!” instead...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
- May 6, 2022
- 1 min
CANCEROUS LOVE
Smoking on my cigarette lost in a grey haze; inhaling toxic smoke seems to fill my days. As I watch the fumes take shape – enveloped in...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
- Apr 24, 2022
- 2 min
The Unspoken
Oh therapist, my therapist, standing outside your door; Inside battles rage like an internal tug-of-war. A part of me wants to flee - it...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
- Apr 24, 2022
- 1 min
The Waiting
The intimate restaurant ambience warms me from the cold, a waiter smiles and beckons, “It’s your turn to be seated,” I’m told. With a...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
- Apr 20, 2022
- 1 min
As the Door Closes...
Door gently closes; a divider in place, my chair to be filled by an Other invading my sacred space. Oh therapist, I need to know, I’m...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
- Apr 19, 2022
- 1 min
Fair-Weather Friend
Merrily skipping – gentle summers breeze, feeling heady from sun’s warmth dancing with the swaying trees. Spirits joined in laughter –...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
- Sep 22, 2021
- 2 min
My Secret Lover
“We’re only as sick as our secrets” I know this; teach it to countless others. I suspect you know as well. And yet, I’ve been harboring a...
Dr. Shalom Augenbaum
- Nov 19, 2020
- 1 min
THE BORN REBEL
I was born a rebel, perhaps you see me as the devil – just a kid who doesn’t fit in your self-made world of hypocrites. You see only the...
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